Narvaes Surname

136,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Narvaes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Narvaes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia1,1591:41,2202,278
Mexico4941:251,2686,165
Brazil3831:558,94120,909
Peru2901:109,6006,713
Argentina1931:221,46818,222
Ecuador1731:91,9415,993
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Guatemala1001:160,8273,503
Nicaragua811:74,3341,674
Venezuela701:431,4878,674
Honduras591:149,4311,974
Chile361:489,34612,617
El Salvador291:218,7552,138
Paraguay251:289,4704,710
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Narváes (2) are calculated separately.

Narvaes (12) may also be a first name.

Narvaes Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Narvaes Come From? nationality or country of origin

Narvaes (Russian: Нарваэс) occurs most in Colombia. It may be found as a variant: Narváes. For other possible spellings of Narvaes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Narvaes? popularity and diffusion

Narvaes is the 136,631st most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,219,107 people. The last name Narvaes is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Narvaes reside; 71 percent reside in South America and 37 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most widespread in Colombia, where it is borne by 1,159 people, or 1 in 41,220. In Colombia Narvaes is primarily found in: Nariño Department, where 16 percent are found, Capital District, where 13 percent are found and Valle del Cauca Department, where 12 percent are found. Besides Colombia it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 15 percent are found and Brazil, where 12 percent are found.

Narvaes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Narvaes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Narvaes last name grew 7,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Narvaes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Narvaes last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Narvaes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 52.53% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,202 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $23,082,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 25.19% less than the national average, earning $32,279 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Narvaes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Narvaes in the Russian language
Нарваэсnarvaes-

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Footnotes

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